Lexicographical Neighbors of Blastie
Literary usage of Blastie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"Ye little ken what cursed speed The blastie's makin ! Proclaim'd the speed of
winged day. Speed, to. . To a Louse. To Mary in Heaven. But spare to speak, ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"... red-wud Kilbirnie blastie," 114. Blatt, (l) modest: " owre blate to seek,"
55; ('-') bashful, shy : "nor blate nor scaur," 12 ; " some unco blate," 24 ..."
3. Complete Glossary to the Poetry and Prose of Robert Burns: With Upwards of by John Cuthbertson (1886)
"blastie. A shrivelled dwarf; a term of contempt. Blast is a minced oath, and so
blastie, in American phrase, is a little cuss. Quick, d—mme, take away your ..."
4. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"... with a stick, and after administering chastisement on general principles he
went on to specify his daughter's iniquities: — " Ye upsettin' blastie, ..."
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